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Using SMART Ink without a SMART interactive product

Whether SMART Ink is available when your computer isn’t connected to a SMART interactive product depends on how you configure the software:

Option

Description

Required software

On only when connected

SMART Ink is available only when a SMART interactive product is connected to your computer. When you disconnect the SMART interactive product, you have the option to keep SMART Ink on or turn it off.

SMART Notebook software

OR

SMART Meeting Pro software

OR

SMART Meeting Pro PE software

Always on

SMART Ink is always available regardless of whether a SMART interactive product is connected to your computer.

SMART Meeting Pro PE software

To configure SMART Ink, see Changing general settings.

Note 

The following table displays which features are available when a SMART interactive product is connected to your computer and which features are available when a SMART interactive product isn’t connected to your computer:

Feature

Interactive product connected

Interactive product not connected

SMART Ink toolbar

Check mark

Check mark

SMART Ink Notes

Check mark

Check mark

SMART Ink Document Viewer

Check mark

Check mark

Microsoft® ink tools

Check mark

 

SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint®

Check mark

 

Gestures in PowerPoint presentations

Check mark

 

Settings

Check mark

Check mark

When SMART Ink is on only when connected

When you disconnect your interactive product, the SMART Ink toolbar icon changes to a yellow triangle.

SMART Ink toolbar

Standard toolbar

SMART Ink toolbar (mini)

Mini toolbar

 

You can continue using SMART Ink in Mouse mode, or you can hide the toolbars and erase the ink that was on your interactive product when you disconnected it.

To continue using SMART Ink

  1. PressSMART Ink toolbar orSMART Ink toolbar (mini).

    SMART Ink tools appear.

  2. Select Keep On.

To stop using SMART Ink

  1. PressSMART Ink toolbar orSMART Ink toolbar (mini).

    SMART Ink tools appear.

  2. Select Erase and Hide.

    Note 

    To start SMART Ink after you select Erase and Hide, you must connect your interactive product.

When SMART Ink is always on

When you configure SMART Ink to be always on, regardless of whether a SMART interactive product is connected to your computer, the SMART Ink toolbar appears on all windows.

You can manually turn off SMART Ink by completing the following procedure.

To manually turn off SMART Ink

  1. PressSMART Ink toolbar orSMART Ink toolbar (mini).

    SMART Ink tools appear.

  2. Select ExitExit icon.